Eklund: Spurgeon Gets more the Werenski or Provorov...McAvoy?

Really, Spurgeon got the biggest contract in Wild history? What about those matching contracts for Suter & Parise which are much bigger contracts.

Yeah. The biggest I guess no one wants to remember suter and parises deals

Seriously? McAvoy among the best American Dmen ever born?

So Matthew Tkachuk isn't a big time player in your books Edlund???

(Insert Suter and Parise comment)

(Insert Suter and Parise comment)
- PavohnDatsvares

This one is bigger in terms of cap hit

This one is bigger in terms of cap hit
- bulet13

Suter and Parise made an incredible amount of money thanks to the wild, they are still on those old fashion long term, cap friendly deals.

Really, Spurgeon got the biggest contract in Wild history? What about those matching contracts for Suter & Parise which are much bigger contracts.
- lemieux_66

It's a higher cap hit so I guess he's right from that standpoint, but I assume most folks would agree that $98m is a tad bigger than $53m.

Guaranteed at least one dumb statement every blog.

Guaranteed at least one dumb statement every blog.
- Aetherial

You are being very generous.

Why do the Leafs have to pay Marner more because he plays for Toronto? Would he not get the same coin if he played for Colorado? Why? That seems to make zero sense

You are being very generous.
- PavohnDatsvares

Well, at least ek understands that rfa's like poorov and werenski typically get paid more than ufas like spurgeon.

It's a higher cap hit so I guess he's right from that standpoint, but I assume most folks would agree that $98m is a tad bigger than $53m.
- viper488

It’s also a bit misleading since Parise and Sutter received $25M in signing bonuses over the first three so thief effective salaries are were $12M the first two years.

Even now they’re being paid more. For this season $9M. The cap hit is just reduced since they’ll be paying them for another 6 years.

Suter and Parise made an incredible amount of money thanks to the wild, they are still on those old fashion long term, cap friendly deals.
- Alexzanki

Anyone else remember when the Wild signed these two matching mega deals? That to this day are still 2 of the biggest contracts in the history of the sport. Then less than 2 months later Bettman has Craig (frank)ing Leipold with him when he delivered his lockout speech about the untenable nature of escalating player salaries.

No irony there whatsoever.

Sooooo....are they back to not calling Mitch a spoiled brat, sellout, traitor and every other name in the book?


How do you go from hating a guy for wanting to get paid back to oh he's one of us again so he's amazing



I'll never understand the mental gymnastics and lunacy of these lot

quote not work.

you are right it makes no sense that Toronto would have to pay more. If Ek is really trying to say that all those teams would have only offered Marner $8.8 million I think that's a ridiculous joke. If he is trying to say that Winnipeg would only offer Laine $8.8, and so on that might make sense...Except I don't think Laine is worth $8.8 and I think Point and Rantanen are worth significantly more than $8.8m

Now that I think about it.... it's more nonsense(E5)

Sooooo....are they back to not calling Mitch a spoiled brat, sellout, traitor and every other name in the book?


How do you go from hating a guy for wanting to get paid back to oh he's one of us again so he's amazing



I'll never understand the mental gymnastics and lunacy of these lot





- Komisaurus Rex

the saddest part of it all is you need a new trolling topic. Are you gonna go on for 5 years about how Matthews wants to play for the Coyotes? I think you should go with that. but start out nice and easy...pick up the intensity as the years go on

Anyone else remember when the Wild signed these two matching mega deals? That to this day are still 2 of the biggest contracts in the history of the sport. Then less than 2 months later Bettman has Craig (frank)ing Leipold with him when he delivered his lockout speech about the untenable nature of escalating player salaries.

No irony there whatsoever.
- viper488

lol, those cap circumvention contracts were brilliant and totally inevitable. Remember Kovalchuk's 17(i think) year deal. haha He was signed until he was like 65

Wasn’t Suter and Parise larger?

A plastic surgeon 👨‍⚕️ always get more dough.

Sooooo....are they back to not calling Mitch a spoiled brat, sellout, traitor and every other name in the book?


How do you go from hating a guy for wanting to get paid back to oh he's one of us again so he's amazing



I'll never understand the mental gymnastics and lunacy of these lot





- Komisaurus Rex

you will hate Price in 2 years when 10 million doesn't make sense for his performances, oh wait he got paid

Eklund: Spurgeon Gets more the Werenski or Provorov...McAvoy?
- Eklund

Now that Marner is signed, how will you get your clicks now Ek?

Now that Marner is signed, how will you get your clicks now Ek?
- gergeswillems

New hawt roomer is kane asked for a trade to Pittsburgh so he can be the man.

New hawt roomer is kane asked for a trade to Pittsburgh so he can be the man.
- Tumbleweed

Makes sense. McAvoy can't be involved. Apparently he's better than Chris Chelios, Brian Leetch, Brian Rafalski and Phil Housley.